Citrus Grove Elementary School

🚀✨ BEYOND STEAM Summer Camp is coming to Citrus Grove K-8 Center! ✨🚀

Calling all newly accepted students entering grades 3–8! Join us for a FREE summer experience packed with innovation, creativity, and hands-on learning! 🌱🤖🎵💻

📅 June 15–18
⏰ 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Students will explore:
🔹 Coding, robotics, engineering & digital design
🔹 STEM experiments & machine building/racing
🔹 Music creation through digital production
🔹 Tropical plant exploration with Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden 🌺

🍽️ Breakfast & Lunch Included!

Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to learn, create, and go BEYOND STEM… into STEAM! 🌟

📲 Scan the QR code for more information or registration details!



STEAMCamp

Chess, Robotics, and Critical Thinking in Action.

Today our students combined robotics and chess through the classic ‘Rook vs 5 Pawns’ educational mini-game. One student remotely controlled a robotic rook while the opposing team advanced the pawns by hand on a giant chessboard.

Special thanks to Mr. Batista’s class for designing and building the robotic rook used during the activity. Their creativity, engineering, and teamwork helped bring this interdisciplinary learning experience to life.

Activities like this help students develop problem-solving, planning, collaboration, focus, and decision-making skills in an engaging and interactive way.

Chess is more than a game — it’s a tool for learning.

If you want to learn chess, see Coach Piedra.

We are thrilled to announce that the Carr/Tooks Family has been selected as our 2025-2026 Family of the Year! 🏆✨
While many of our students and staff know Ms. Randricka Carr as the manager of our Upper Academy cafeteria, her impact on our campus goes beyond her professional title. As both a dedicated staff member and a passionate parent to Amir (2nd Grade) and Tariq (Pre-K), Ms. Carr embodies the heart and soul of our school community.
Whether she is volunteering her time to ensure staff events have food, making sure students are fed on the weekend, or acting as a friendly, unifying bridge across our entire campus, she treats students with the same deep care she shows her own.
Ms. Carr doesn’t just work at Citrus Grove K-8—she has made it her home, showing up for our community and serving as a shining example of parental advocacy and community spirit.
Please join us in thanking and congratulating Randricka, Amir, and Tariq!

Ms. Pacheco’s class was celebrating growth, hard work, and math success one green smile at a time 💚🍀➕ Her students showed up, worked hard, and SHINED on the FAST Assessment math test!

♟️🌍 Chess Meets World History!

As part of the 2026 FIDE Year of Chess in Education, Middle School World History teacher Ms. Majumdar used chess as a learning tool while students explored the history and evolution of chess and its connection to historical civilizations and leaders such as the Roman world and Napoleon. 🏛️👑

Students learned how chess spread across cultures through Persia, the Silk Road, and Europe, while also discussing strategy, decision-making, and critical thinking through classroom chess activities.

Students even applied real chess principles such as avoiding early queen moves and “checking the board before moving” as part of their class discussions. 🧠♟️

At Citrus Grove K-8, chess is more than a game — it’s a tool for learning across subjects. 💡📚

Interested in learning chess? Join Coach Piedra’s Chess Club at 7:30 AM! ♟️🔥

Attire for the 5th Grade Promotion Ceremony at Miami Senior High School is semi-formal. Students are encouraged to dress neatly and elegantly for this special milestone celebration.

Suggested attire includes collared shirts, polos, dress shirts, slacks, khakis, dresses, skirts, jumpsuits, blouses, and dress shoes or clean sneakers. Jackets and ties are welcome, but full suits are not required.

While we want students to look their best, outfits should remain age-appropriate and comfortable for walking across the stage and participating in the ceremony.

Please avoid athletic wear, ripped jeans, slides/Crocs, hoodies, leggings as pants, overly casual clothing, or high heels.

La vestimenta para la Ceremonia de Promoción de 5.º Grado en Miami Senior High School será semi-formal. Se anima a los estudiantes a vestirse de manera elegante y apropiada para esta celebración tan especial.

La vestimenta sugerida incluye camisas con cuello, polos, camisas de vestir, pantalones de vestir o khakis, vestidos, faldas, jumpsuits, blusas y zapatos de vestir o tenis limpios. Las chaquetas y corbatas son bienvenidas, pero no es necesario usar traje completo.

Aunque queremos que los estudiantes luzcan lo mejor posible, la ropa debe ser apropiada para su edad y cómoda para caminar por el escenario y participar en la ceremonia.

Por favor, eviten ropa deportiva, jeans rotos, sandalias tipo slides/Crocs, sudaderas con capucha, leggings usados como pantalones, ropa demasiado casual o tacones altos.

Attire for the 5th Grade Banquet Lunch & Dance is semi-formal. Students are encouraged to dress elegantly for this special celebration. Suggested attire includes suits, dress shirts with ties, slacks, dresses, skirts, jumpsuits, and dress shoes. While we want students to look their best, outfits should remain age-appropriate and comfortable enough for dancing and activities.

Please avoid athletic wear, ripped jeans, slides/Crocs, hoodies, or overly casual clothing.

La vestimenta para el Almuerzo y Baile de Banquete de 5.º Grado será semi-formal. Se anima a los estudiantes a vestirse elegantemente para esta celebración especial. La vestimenta sugerida incluye trajes, camisas de vestir con corbata, pantalones de vestir, vestidos, faldas, jumpsuits y zapatos de vestir. Aunque queremos que los estudiantes luzcan lo mejor posible, la ropa debe ser apropiada para su edad y lo suficientemente cómoda para bailar y participar en las actividades.

Por favor, eviten ropa deportiva, jeans rotos, sandalias tipo slides/Crocs, sudaderas con capucha o ropa demasiado casual.

☀️ Kicking off Teacher Appreciation Week with full hearts and full plates! 🍳💙

A huge thank you to Miami Music Project for sponsoring this morning’s breakfast and helping us start the week feeling celebrated and appreciated. Your generosity means so much to our incredible teachers who pour their time, energy, and love into our students every single day.

Here’s to a week of celebrating the educators who make a difference, inspire minds, and shape futures. 🍎✨

🎓 Attention 5th Grade Families! 🎓

Middle school is right around the corner! Join us for our Parent Academy: Transition to Middle School to learn about what to expect, how to prepare, and how to support your child during this exciting next step. 📚✨

📅 Date: May 6, 2026
🕘 Time: 9:00 AM
📍 Location: Parent Resource Center

This session will provide important information, resources, and guidance to help make the transition smooth and successful for both students and families.

Accessibility accommodations and translation services will be available upon request.

We encourage all families to attend! 💚🐍